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GitHub Copilot

AI pair programmer from GitHub

by openaiDev Productivity
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About

Inline code completions and chat across IDEs. Deeply integrated with GitHub and VS Code. Used by millions of developers.

Choose GitHub Copilot when…

  • •You're already deep in GitHub and VS Code
  • •You want AI completions in any IDE
  • •Your team uses GitHub enterprise

Builder Slot

Where do you write code?Optional for most stacks

Your primary coding environment — the IDE where you spend most of your time

Dev Tools
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App Infra
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Hybrid
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Stack Genome Detection

AIchitect's Genome scanner detects GitHub Copilot in your project via these signals:

env vars
GITHUB_TOKEN
config files
.github/copilot-instructions.md

Integrates with (1)

Spec KitSpecifications

Spec Kit outputs structured context that GitHub Copilot picks up as in-repo files, steering its suggestions toward spec-defined patterns.

→ Copilot completions aligned with the defined architecture — less improvised code, more spec-consistent output.

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Pricing

✦ Free tier available
Individual$10/mo
Business$19/user/mo

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